The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-10
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL CITY.
THE COLORBD UNIVERSITY NOT
APT TO GET THE $4,000.


Compliance With the Laws-The
Attorney General Renders Decision
as to the Rights of Disabled Veterans.
ATLANTA, Ga, Dec 9.-The Governor is
in receipt of communication signed by
Chancel or Nell, l.. A. Charbonnier and
William Rutherford, the commission to
examine the plan of expenditure proposed
by the Atlanta University of State appro-
priation of $1,000, stating that they had re-
turned the plan unapproved, for the reason
wired the NEWS last night that the Univer-
sity failed to comply with the resolution Of
the last Legislature. In regard to the mat
ter Prof C. w. Francis, of he Atlanta
University said to a Journal reporter to-
day: 'While we are averse to appearing
in newspaper controversies, l will say
that the University sent i'll its
application for money this year, as it has
done for the past fifteen years, and the APP
plicaton was returned to us and we received
no money. There are two sides to this ques-
ton, and we are bound to respect them
This university is under obligations TO the
government of the United States for GER
tain things, and among them we must not
exclude persons on account of their color
We have 100000 which we are under obi
cations to the government for, and if we
adopt the plan proposed by the Legislature
of Georgia we might run very severe
risk"
"Will the university make another appli-
cation in conformity to the requirements of
the Georgia law?".
THAT | can't saw We have to be very
careful, and could not answer or give any
indication at all until after we consult over
the matter. As / said before, there are two
sides to this question"
DISABLED VETERANS.
It appears now that the disabled veterans
who will apply for allowance under the
recent act will number several thousand.
There has been some trouble to determins who
are entitled to aid under the act and for the
benefi of all applicants the Governor sub
Initted the case to the Attorney General for
an opinion which would cover it. The At
torney General submitted the following
opinion today, to which the attention of
all disabled veterans is called.
81 have examined the application of
Philip Waters, of Scbley county under the
act of the last Legislature making appro-
priations for disabled soldiers referred to
me by your direction. 1t appears that he
has been paid under previous laws for the
loss of his left leg and is
payment until Sept. 26, 1889, unless the last
act entitled him to claim further allow
ance because of the incidental effects of the
amputation of his leg on other members of
his body. He claims that the amputation
of his left leg produced Il nervous disease
which has caused him to lose the use of his
right arm, right leg and right side. The
late act provides in general terms for three
classes of persons who lost a limb
or limbs while in the military
service. For persons who received
wounds which afterwards caused the loss
of limb, or limbs, and for persons who
may have been permanently injured while
in said service 1t then makes special pro-
vision for the total loss of sight for the
loss Of one eye for the total or partial loss
of hearing whereby the applicant is per-
lnanently disabled from the ordinary pur-
suits of life,' for the loss of a leg above the
knee for the loss of leg below the knee
for the loss of an arm above the
elbow for permanent injury from
wounds whereby leg or arm is rendered
substantially and essentially useless, and
from permanent injury to any part of the
body not before mentioned whereby the per
son injured has been rendered permanently
and practically incompetent for the per-
Torrance of the ordinary manual avoca-
tions of life A person who has suffered
the total loss of sight is usually incompetent
for the performance of the ordinary ayoca.
tions of life, but such person nevertheless
Is only entitled to the amount allowed for
total loss of sight So a person who has lost
N Iilup VI lllllDS IL only 6lllLleu 10
the amount or amounts allowed for the loss
of such limb or limbs. and not for the addi-
tional effects of such loss. In a word, the
last two classifications are intended TO cover
cases not falling within the preceding spe-
cial clasSifications; for instance, person
may have not lost limb, but may have
been so badly wounded in one of his limbs
as to render it useless. So also person may
neither have lost the use of any particular
limb, but he may have received such perma-
nent injury to SOME other part of
his body as to render him incompetent
for the performance OF the ordinary
manual avocations of life | would be
gratified to be able to take different view
of the matter, as l have no doubt the apph
cant is needy and deserving, like thou
sands of wounded and disabled Georgia SOL
diers who suffered from the late war But
the law makes no other provision for the
present fI Mr.. Waters than what he has
received. Doubtless the State will make
better provisions for our disabled veterans
when the condition of the people justifies
it,"
INSURANCE MEN FIGHT
Harry c. Stockdell, General Agent of the
Phoenix Insurance Company, and Humph-
reys Castleman, a bond and stock broker,
and agent of the Royal Insurance Com
pany, had personal difficulty this morning,
which resulted in Castleman's giving Stock
dell a black eye, while Castleman lost
bunch of his whisllers. Before further
damage could be done the police separated
the belligerents. The difficulty is said to
have origin in the fact that short time
ago Castleman applied to the Capital City
Club for admission as a member and was
rejected by the Governing Committee of
which Stockdell is member, and that
Castleman is OF the opinion that for per-
sonal reasons Stockdell was the cause of his
not getting in.
Sheriff Black, of Clay county, Florida,
and J. r. Parrot, attorney of the jackson
vile, Tampa and Key West railroad, with
a reauisition from Gov. Perry for Ford S.
Perkins and U. j. Medices, the two men
charged with burglarizing railroad office
in Florida a short time ago and stealing q
quantity of tickets, were here to-day. The
requisition was honored and Gov Gordon
issued al order for the delivery of the men
10 Messrs Black and PARROT. They were
taken from their cell at the police headquar-
ters, where they have been confined since
their arrest, and delivered to the proper
authorities, who left with them for Clay
county tonight,
The receipts at the State Treasury today
for taxes were S30,907.
1t was reported on the streets tonight
that State School Commissioner Orr was
dead He is not dead at this hour, but is
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